Informatics Core supports precision cancer research at Fox Chase Cancer Center
Official title: Informatics Core
Funded at Research Inst of Fox Chase Can Ctr · NIH-11415064 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A data and stats support program helps cancer researchers design smarter studies and manage high-quality data to speed preventive and early-interception cancer work.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Research Inst of Fox Chase Can Ctr NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Philadelphia, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2022 |
| Project end | August 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $378,410 |
| NIH project number | 5U54CA272686-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-11415064 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
This grant supports research infrastructure rather than enrolling patients directly; patients may benefit indirectly through higher-quality prevention and early interception research.
✕Less likely to help
Patients would not participate in this core directly as subjects, and there is no immediate patient enrollment tied to this grant.
What this research studies
The Informatics Core provides biostatistics, bioinformatics, and data management help to CAP-IT researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center. It guides experimental design, sample size planning, randomization, and final analyses, ensuring rigorous methods. The team analyzes biomarkers and oncotargets for actionability and druggability, and manages data in professional databases for sharing with the CAP-IT Data and Resource Coordination Center. This core serves all CAP-IT projects and supports future work in cancer prevention and interception discoveries.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, researchers will be able to design better studies and have more reliable data to identify cancer prevention targets and potential interventions.
How similar studies have gone: Other cancer informatics cores have improved study design quality and data reliability in prevention and early intervention programs.
Where this research is happening
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Research Inst of Fox Chase Can Ctr
Philadelphia, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Ross, Eric Andrew — Research Inst of Fox Chase Can Ctr
- Study coordinator: Ross, Eric Andrew
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.